Xpress Pro
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Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing
software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows
PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.
Xpress Pro included many of the high-end editing features offered by other Avid
editing systems, and was closely based on Avid's Media Composer
systems. In conjunction with the Avid Mojo hardware, it provided real-time uncompressed video editing
at a professional level. Xpress Pro was capable of sharing media files with Avid's advanced Media Composer
editing systems making it a capable logging or off line editing system for larger projects.
While Xpress Pro was originally aimed at DV and uncompressed standard definition editors, the upgrade to Xpress Pro HD with version 5.0 of the software added support for high-definition
editing with the 8-bit version of Avid's DNxHD codec
or Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec, and version 5.2 added support for HDV
editing. Unlike some other editing packages, Xpress Pro HD edits HDV natively by decompressing the MPEG-2 stream on the fly, rather than transcoding into an intraframe codec.
Xpress Pro was discontinued on March 17, 2008, and was no longer for sale after June 30, 2008. Avid offered Xpress Pro users a discounted upgrade price for their flagship non-linear editing software Media Composer
.
One of the controversial aspects to the software was that it did not work on Microsoft's Windows Vista
.
AVID
AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....
Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing
Non-linear editing system
In video, a non-linear editing system is a video editing or audio editing digital audio workstation system which can perform random access non-destructive editing on the source material...
software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.
Xpress Pro included many of the high-end editing features offered by other Avid
AVID
AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....
editing systems, and was closely based on Avid's Media Composer
Media Composer
Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...
systems. In conjunction with the Avid Mojo hardware, it provided real-time uncompressed video editing
Non-linear editing system
In video, a non-linear editing system is a video editing or audio editing digital audio workstation system which can perform random access non-destructive editing on the source material...
at a professional level. Xpress Pro was capable of sharing media files with Avid's advanced Media Composer
Media Composer
Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...
editing systems making it a capable logging or off line editing system for larger projects.
While Xpress Pro was originally aimed at DV and uncompressed standard definition editors, the upgrade to Xpress Pro HD with version 5.0 of the software added support for high-definition
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
editing with the 8-bit version of Avid's DNxHD codec
DNxHD codec
Avid DNxHD, which stands for "Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Definition", is a lossy high-definition video post-production codec engineered for multi-generation compositing with reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. It is an implementation of SMPTE VC-3 standard...
or Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec, and version 5.2 added support for HDV
HDV
HDV is a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon and Sharp...
editing. Unlike some other editing packages, Xpress Pro HD edits HDV natively by decompressing the MPEG-2 stream on the fly, rather than transcoding into an intraframe codec.
Xpress Pro was discontinued on March 17, 2008, and was no longer for sale after June 30, 2008. Avid offered Xpress Pro users a discounted upgrade price for their flagship non-linear editing software Media Composer
Media Composer
Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...
.
One of the controversial aspects to the software was that it did not work on Microsoft's Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
.
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